| Wood burning fireplace inserts are
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| | allowed creosote to build up inside the
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| basically a wood stove designed to fit
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| | fireplace, presenting a potential fire
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| into a conventional open fireplace. Like
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| | hazard. To prevent this, the National
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| wood stoves, new inserts must be EPA
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| | Fire Protection Association (NFPA) now
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| certified, making them clean burning and
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| | requires that inserts be installed with a
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| highly efficient. These wood burning
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| | positive connection to the chimney. Wood
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| fireplace inserts are usually made from
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| | burning fireplace inserts must have a
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| plate steel or cast iron and have glass
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| | connector between the appliance outlet
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| doors so you can see the flames. The
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| | and the first section of the flue liner.
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| wood burning fireplace inserts either fit
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| | This sends the smoke and gases up and out
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| in the opening of the fireplace or
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| | of the chimney more directly, minimizing
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| protrude onto the hearth. The latter
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| | combustible deposits that condense in the
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| position is more efficient because the
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| | fireplace. Inserts are heavy, often
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| sides, top, and bottom provide additional
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| | weighing over 400 pounds. Since inserts
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| radiant heat. The inserts often have
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| | need to be removed when the chimney is
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| blowers, which can significantly improve
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| | being cleaned and maintained, they can be
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| efficiency. Blowers are usually mounted
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| | awkward and heavy to handle. It is a job
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| in the front or along the sides of the
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| | best left to a professional chimney
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| insert. Some blowers are controlled
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| | sweep. In some cases, however, you do
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| manually, while others are regulated by a
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| | not have to remove the insert to clean
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| thermostat. Fireplace blowers are
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| | the chimney. The wood burning fireplace
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| designed to distribute the air from your
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| | inserts can stay in place during cleaning
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| fireplace throughout your entire home.In
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| | if you install a full relining collar, a
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| the past, most installers placed the wood
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| | stainless steel pipe that connects to the
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| burning fireplace inserts in the
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| | insert and goes to the top of the
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| fireplace without any chimney
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| | chimney.
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| connections. This method, in some cases,
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